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SILOAM MISSIONARY
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

Fifty-eighth annual session
October 1st and 2nd, 2010

CONVENED WITH
ANTIOCH
MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Lafayette, TN

Officers:

Billy Moran, Moderator Stephen Skinner, Assistant
1585 Stafford Way 1413 Jenny Court
Bowling Green, KY 42103 Bowling Green, KY 42103
270-782-0498 270-782-0396
[email protected] [email protected]

Roger Carter, Clerk G. W. Knight, Assistant
1434 Alvaton Greenhill Road 246 Fox Run Lane
Bowling Green, KY 42103 Lafayette, TN 37083
270-781-7852 615-666-4815
[email protected] [email protected]

Anthony Barber, Treasurer Danny Holland, Assistant
131 Lauren Lane 125 Southwest Circle
Westmoreland, TN 37186 Scottsville, KY 42164
615-644-4258 270-239-5604
[email protected] [email protected]

The next session will convene at
MAPLE GROVE NO. 2 MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
2634 Scottsville Road
Lafayette, TN 37083
September 30th and October 1st 2011
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SILOAM MISSIONARY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
2011 ORDER OF BUSINESS

FRIDAY MORNING – 10:00 a.m.

INTRODUCTORY SERMON Elder Danny Holland
Alternate Elder Jason Stotler

PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Reading of letters
Election of officers
Moderator and Assistant
Clerk and Assistant
Treasurer and Assistant
Petitionary letters
Selection of preachers for 2012
Introductory Sermon and Alternate
Memorial Sermon and Alternate
Doctrinal Sermon and Alternate
Meeting place for year 2012
Recognition of visitors
Reading of Rules of Decorum

REPORTS
1. Missions
Elder J. R. Mullins - Chairman
Brother Luke Spurgeon
Brother Jay Snoddy

2. Qualifications of Bishops and Deacons
Elder Ottis Jones – Chairman
Elder Kenneth Summers
Brother Carl Moody

3. How Should Churches Support Young Preachers
Elder Jimmy Hogue – Chairman
Brother Trey Harwood
Elder Bobby Hale

FRIDAY NIGHT – 7:00 p.m.
4. Obituaries
Elder Neal Forshee - Chairman
Elder David Witty

MEMORIAL SERMON Elder Neal Forshee
Alternate Elder David Witty
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SATURDAY MORNING - 9:00 a.m.

5. The Causes and Remedy of Our Falling Away
Elder Danny Chandler – Chairman
Elder Jason Stotler
Elder Phil Creecy

Alternate Topic
The Necessity of Good Works
Elder Brad Wheeler – Chairman
Brother Robert Hawkins
Elder Jason Wheeley

6. Resolutions
Brother Aubrey Johnson - Chairman
Elder Eddie Tony
Elder Jarvis Rippy

7. Correspondence
Brother Darrel Law - Chairman
Brother Anthony Shrum
Brother Tony Day

8. Treasurer’s Report
Elder Anthony Barber- Chairman
Elder Danny Holland

9. Order of Business
Assistant Moderator - Chairman
Assistant Clerk
Assistant Treasurer

Old Business
New Business

DOCTRINAL SERMON Elder Jerry Reynolds
Alternate Elder J. R. Mullins

Reading of Minutes
Adjournment
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ANTIOCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
ORGANIZED
MARCH 7, 1874

In the fall and winter of 1872, forty-one members were added to Liberty
Missionary Baptist Church, Macon County, Tennessee as the results of a meeting
held at Buie’s School House in the Center Point community of Macon County,
Tennessee now known as Galen. Worship services continued to be held at Center
Point. On Saturday before the second Lord’s Day in January, 1874, the minutes of
Liberty Missionary Baptist Church reads as follows: “Sermon by Brother V.A
Sanders, then the Church took her seats in business order. (1) An invitation was
given for members to join the church; one came forward and was received. (2)
Then there was a petitionary letter presented with the following names for letters for
the purpose of organizing a new Church at Center Point with following names to
wit: Abe and Nancy Freeman, Louisa Freeman, James Freeman, Franklin Freeman,
C.B. Holland and wife Nancy Holland, C.H. Horn, J.F. Freeman, F.M. Harwood,
W.H. Freeman, and M.B. Freeman. All of which was granted when organized.
There being no other business the Church dismissed to meet at 11 O’clock
Sabbath.”
W.L. Buie, Moderator
W.C Pipkin, Clerk
Twelve names were on the petition for organization but eleven went into the
organization of the Church at Center Point. James Freeman did not go into the
organization.
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church was constituted on Saturday before the
second Sunday in March, 1874 (March 7, 1874), and is an offspring of Liberty
Missionary Baptist Church which was constituted September 2, 1822. All the
eleven constituent members were drawn from Liberty Church.
The first pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church was Elder W.L.
Buie. Bro. Buie lived in this community and was a very prominent man at this time.
Bro. Buie was born in Robertson County, Kentucky on February 14, 1825 and later
moved to Tennessee. He later joined Liberty Missionary Baptist Church and was
ordained by Liberty Church in May, 1860.
He was a veteran of the war with Mexico and after the Civil War served for
a time as Trustee of Macon County.
Brother Buie married Emily Smith, the daughter of a prominent Baptist
minister on July 29, 1847. They had no children. His death occurred on Saturday,
August 8, 1908, being one of the first to be buried in the Galen Cemetery.
The first house of worship in which Antioch Church met was a free house
of worship. All denominations were permitted to worship in the building. This
building was destroyed by fire. No date of the fire was given. After this building
was destroyed by fire, the next house of worship was built by the Baptists of
Antioch. Some years later, the I.O.O.F Lodge (Odd Fellows Lodge) was permitted
to add a second floor to the Church Building. This building burned the night of
November 12, 1917. Services were then held in the school house. This taken from
the Saturday before the 4th Lords Day in November, 1917: “It was ordered by the
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Church that a building committee be appointed for the purpose of rebuilding the
Church House which was destroyed as above reported. The power of said
committee was to meet at an early date and take the necessary steps to rebuilding
said Church House or to see to the kind and size of the house and take the proper
steps to secure funds and material for the purpose of erecting said structure, and to
employ such workmen as is necessary for completion. Said committee elected is
composed of J.W. Bohanon, Wert Dotson, B.S. Jones, S.F. Marsh, T.B. Harwood,
and J.D.L. Blankenship. The building was constructed under their direction.
The first service held in this building was on Saturday before the 4th
Sunday in August 1919.
On Tuesday night, February 5, 2008, a tornado crossed Macon County
from the southwest to the northeast causing destruction to property and taking lives.
The Galen Community landscape was changed and our beloved Church building
was totally destroyed by the tornado. Antioch Church was called into a special
business conference on February 7, 2008 at the Macon County Justice Center due to
the loss of our Church building in the tornado. The Church Rebuild Committee was
formed consisting of the Pastor, Trustees, and Deacons. They are as follows: Pastor
Dean Sircy, Hillas Swindle, Charles Swindle, Gene Oldham, Guthrie Hammer,
Billy Perrigo, Thomas King, Randy Ragland, Nicky Wilson, Andy Knight, and
David Carr.
The building contract with Simpson Construction, Inc. was signed on
September 30, 2008. Work began on October 1, 2008. We returned home for our
first meeting in the new building on May 3, 2009.
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church united with the Enon Missionary
Baptist Association in 1874 while in session with Enon Missionary Baptist Church
and represented annually until 1974. Antioch now represents in the Siloam
Missionary Baptist Association.
For 136 years, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church has stood as a
lighthouse in and to the Galen Community. The old Church began with eleven
members and now has a membership of 308. We have Sunday school classes for all
ages at 10 A.M., Sunday worship service at 11 A.M. and Sunday evening service at
6 P.M. Our present Pastor is Elder Walter Andrews and our present Clerk is Bro.
Randy Ragland.
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RULES OF DECORUM

1. The Association shall be opened and closed with prayer.

2. Only one person shall speak at a time, who shall arise and address the Moderator
by the appellation of Brother Moderator, and shall while speaking, confine himself
to the subject under discussion and shall not be interrupted unless he digress from
the subject and shall in no wise reflect on any other speaker, so as to make remarks
on his slips, failings or imperfections, but shall fairly state his views without
sophistry or criticism.

3. No member shall absent himself from the Association without leave of the
Moderator.

4. No member shall speak more than three times on the same subject without leave
of the body. The chairman on each subject shall have an opening speech of ten
minutes and two other speeches of five minutes each.

5. Each motion and second shall come under the immediate consideration of the
Association, unless withdrawn by the one who made it.

6. All members shall conduct themselves in these sessions in a manner conducive to
godliness.

7. No member shall address another by any appellation other than that of Brother.

8. On the first day, it shall be the duty of the Clerk to read the Rules of Decorum
and call the roll of members the second day.

9. The Moderator shall be entitled to the same privilege of speaking as any other
member, provided the chair be filled, but shall have no vote unless the Association
be equally divided.

10. Any member violating these rules, or at any time manifesting a spirit contrary to
the Gospel, shall be reproved or such other course taken with him as the Moderator
may think proper, either at his own option or the intimation of any other member.
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CONSTITUTION

Article I - This Body shall be known as Siloam Missionary Baptist Association.

Article II - These Associations shall be composed of members duly chosen by
regular and orderly Missionary Baptist Churches within our bounds.

Article III -The letters from the Churches to the Association shall give the number
of members of fellowship, received by experience and baptism, received by letter,
restored, excommunicated, and dead since last annual meeting, and financial
statement.

Article IV - Each church shall be entitled to three male messengers.

Article V - These Associations shall elect annually as officers, a Moderator, Clerk
and Treasurer chosen from their Church's membership representing in the
Association whose duties shall be to serve their brethren in their several capacities.

Article VI - These Associations shall never interfere with the independence of any
church, or claim any ecclesiastical power or rights of supervision over any of the
Churches.

Article VII - It shall be the object of these Associations to promote the union of the
faith of the Gospel with our educational and mission interests.

Article VIII - These Associations shall meet annually on Friday at 10 o'clock a.m.,
before the first Sunday in October, and continue two days, the meetings to be held
at such places as may be agreed upon by the Association at its annual sitting.

Article IX - Messengers from one-third of the churches shall constitute a quorum
for transaction of business at any regular meeting.

Article X - These meetings shall be missionary in practice as well as theory.

Article XI - New churches may be admitted into this Association, who shall
petition by letter and messenger, and on examination, if found Orthodox and
orderly, may be received and made known by the Moderator's giving the right hand
of fellowship to the Messenger or Messengers present.

Article XII - The Association may exclude from the union any Church or Churches
that are heterodox in principal or disorderly in practice.
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Article XIII - No Proceedings shall be had against any Church except on charges
preferred by a sister Church, which shall first have followed the direction of
Matthew 18:15, in attempting to bring it to repentance.

Article XIV - The Association at its sittings, welcomes all visiting brethren and
sisters from sister churches present, to meet with them, which persons shall have
liberty to worship and testify, but no voice nor vote on any subject or question,
except by the approval of the Association.

Article XV- Any alteration may be made to this constitution at any regular meeting,
by a majority vote of the members present.

Article XVI -That all questions arising before this Association be decided by a
majority vote of the messengers present, including the reception of churches.

Article XVII - That we will not hold in fellowship any church or correspond with
any association that tolerates or practices alien immersion.

Article XVII - That all elections (officers, sermon electees, and meeting- place)
should follow the procedure of nominations and an open vote.

Article XIV - A preacher must hold membership with one of the Churches
representing in the Siloam Association to preach before the Association.

Article XX - No preacher can preach before the Association for two consecutive
years.

* The Association will contribute annually, from the Association treasury, one
thousand dollars to the host church to assist in the expenses of hosting the session.

* The Association will contribute annually, from the Association treasury, five
hundred dollars to the clerk for costs associated with printing and distributing the
minutes.
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ARTICLES OF FAITH

I. OF THE SCRIPTURES - We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men
divinely inspired, and is a perfect treasure of heavenly instruction; that it has God
for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error for its
matter, that it reveals the principles by which God will judge us; and therefore is,
and shall remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the
supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried.
II Tim. 3:16-17; II Tim. 3:15; Prov. 30:5-6; Rom. 2:12; Phil. 3:16; I John 4:1.

II. OF THE TRUE GOD- We believe that there is one, and only one living and
true God, an infinite intelligent Spirit, whose name is JEHOVAH, the Maker and
supreme Ruler of heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy
of all possible honor, confidence and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are
three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; equal in every divine
perfection and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of
redemption. John 4:24; Ps. 83:18; Heb. 3:4; Rom. 1:20; Jer. 10:10; Ex. 15:11; Ps
147:5; Isa. 6:3; I Pet. 1:15-16; Rev. 4:6-8; Mark 12:30; Rev. 4:11; Matt. 10:37; Jer.
2:12-13; Matt. 28:19; John 15:26; I Cor. 12:4-6; I John 5:7; John 10:30; John 5:17;
John 14:23; John 17:5 & 10; Acts 5:3-4; I Cor. 2:10-11; Phil. 2:5-6; Eph. 2:18; II
Cor. 13:14; Rev. 1:4-5.

III. OF THE FALL OF MAN- We believe that man was created in holiness, under
the law of his Maker, but by voluntary transgression fell from that holy and happy
state; in consequence of which all mankind are now sinners, not by constraint but
choice; being by nature utterly void of that holiness required by the law of God,
positively inclined to evil; and therefore under just condemnation to eternal ruin,
without defense or excuse. Gen. 1:27; Gen. 1: 31; Ecc. 7:29; Acts 17:26-29; Gen.
2:16-17; Gen. 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12; Rom. 5:15-19; Ps. 51:5; Rom. 8:7; Isa. 53:6; Gen.
6:12; Rom. 3:9-18; Eph. 2:1-3; Rom. 1:18,32; Rom. 2:1-16; Gal. 3:10; Matt. 20:15;
Ezek. 18:19-20; Rom. 1:20; Rom. 3:19; Gal. 3:22.

IV. OF THE WAY OF SALVATION - We believe that the salvation of sinners is
wholly of grace; through the Mediatorial offices of the Son of God; who by the
appointment of the Father, freely took upon him our nature, yet without sin;
honored the divine law by his personal obedience, and by his death made a full
atonement for our sins: that having risen from the dead, he is now enthroned in
heaven; and uniting in his wonderful person the tenderest sympathies with divine
perfections, he is every way qualified to be a suitable, a compassionate, and an all-
sufficient Saviour. Eph. 2:3; Matt. 18:11; I John 4:10; I Cor. 3:5-7; Acts 15:11; John
3:16; John 1:1-14; Heb. 4:14; Heb. 12:24; Phil. 2:6-7; Heb. 2:9 & 14; II Cor. 5:21;
Isa. 42:21; Phil. 2:8; Gal. 4:4-5; Rom. 3:21; Isa. 53:4-5; Matt. 20:28; Rom. 4:25;
Rom. 3:21-26; I John 4:10; I John 2:3; I Cor. 15:1-3; Heb. 9:13-15; Heb. 1:8; Heb.
1:3; Col. 3:1-4; Heb. 7:25; Col. 2:9; Heb. 2:18; Heb. 7:26; Ps. 89:19; Ps. 45.
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V. OF JUSTIFICATION - We believe that the great gospel blessing which Christ
secures to such as believe in him is justification; that justification includes the
pardon of sin, and the promise of eternal life on principles of righteousness; that it is
bestowed not in consideration of any works of righteousness which we have done,
but solely through faith in the Redeemer's blood; by virtue of which faith his perfect
righteousness is freely imputed to us of God; that it brings us into a state of most
blessed peace and favor with God, and secures every other blessing needful for time
and eternity. John 1: 16; Eph. 3:8; Acts 13:39; Isa. 53:11-12; Rom. 5:1-2; Rom. 5:9;
Zech. 13: 1; Matt. 9:6; Acts 10:43; Rom. 5:17; Titus 3:5-7; I Peter 3:7; I John 2:25;
Rom. 5:21; Rom. 4:4-5; Rom. 6:23; Phil. 3:7-9; Rom. 5:19; Rom. 3:24-26; Rom.
4:23-25; I John 2:12; Rom. 5:3; Rom. 5:11; I Cor. 1:30-31; Matt. 6:33; I Tim. 4:8.

VI. OF THE FREENESS OF SALVATION - We believe that the blessings of
salvation are made free to all by the gospel; that it is the immediate duty of all to
accept them by a cordial penitent, and obedient faith; and that nothing prevents the
salvation of the greatest sinner on earth, but his own inherent depravity and
voluntary rejection of the gospel; which rejection involves him in an aggravated
condemnation. Isa. 55:1; Rev. 22:17; Luke 14:17; Rom. 16:25-26; Mark 1:15; Rom.
1: 15-17; John 5:40; Matt. 23:37; Rom. 9:32; Pro. 1:24; Acts 13:46; John 3:19;
Matt. 11:20; Luke 10:27; II Thess. 1:8.

VII. OF GRACE IN REGENERATION - We believe that in order to be saved,
sinners must be regenerated, or born again; that regeneration consists in giving a
holy disposition to the mind; that it is effected in a manner above our
comprehension by the power of the Holy Spirit, in connection with divine truth, so
as to secure our voluntary obedience to the gospel; and that its proper evidence
appears in the holy fruits of repentance and faith and newness of life. John 3:3; John
3:6-7; I Cor. 2:14; Rev. 14:3; Rev. 21:27; II Cor. 5:17; Ezek. 36:26; Deut. 30:6;
Rom. 2:28-29; Rom. 5:5; I John 4:7; John 3:8; John 1:13; James 1: 16-18; I Cor.
1:30; Phil 2:13; I Peter 1:22-25; I John 5: 1; Eph. 4:20-24; Col. 3:9-11; Eph. 5:9;
Rom. 8:90; Gal. 5:16-23; Eph. 3:14-21; Matt. 3:8-10; Matt. 7:20; I John 5:4, 18.

VIII. OF REPENTANCE AND FAITH -We believe that repentance and faith are
sacred duties and also inseparable graces, wrought in our souls by the regenerating
Spirit of God; whereby being deeply convinced of our guilt, danger, and
helplessness, and of the way of salvation by Christ, we turn to God with unfeigned
contrition, confession, and supplication for mercy; at the same time heartily
receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as our Prophet, Priest and King, and relying on him
alone as the only and all-sufficient Saviour. Mark 1:15; Acts 11:18; Eph. 2:8; I John
5:1; John 16:8; Acts 2:37-38; Acts 16:30-31; Luke 18:13; Luke 15:18-21; James
4:7-10; II Cor. 7:11; Rom. 10:12-13; Ps. 51; Rom. 10:9-11; Acts 3:22-23; Heb.
5:14; Ps. 2:6; Heb. 1:8; Heb. 8:25; II Tim. 1:12.